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This version was prepared with the help of a literal translation by Francesca Albini, commissioned by the Donmar Theatre, and with further assistance from Simonetta Wenkert. I take sole responsibility for the departures from Pirandello.

Tom Stoppard’s new version of Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello was commissioned by and first performed at the Donmar Warehouse, London, on April 29, 2004. Michael Grandage, artistic director; Nick Frankfort, executive producer; Tobias Round, general manager. The cast was as follows:

HENRY IV Ian McDiarmid

LANDOLF James Lance

HAROLD Stuart Burt

ORDULF Neil McDermott

BERTOLD Nitzan Sharron

GIOVANNI Brian Poyser

DI NOLLI Orlando Wells

BELCREDI David Yelland

DOCTOR Robert Demeger

MATILDA Francesca Annis

FRIDA Tania Emery

It was directed by Michael Grandage; the designer was Christopher Oram; the lighting design was by Neil Austin; the music and sound score was by Adam Cork; and the sound designer was Fergus O’Hare.